AN ANGEL TO THE RESCUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

WITNESS

 

 

!-27-13

 

 

AN ANGEL TO THE RESCUE

 

Picture this

 

A great man has died

A prophet

He is the Messiah

He has Risen over the grave

You have witnessed it yourself

 

You are committed to his message

You are committed

To preaching the WORD OF GOD

 

The current King Herod

Is committed to wiping out this message

To exterminate the WORD OF GOD

 

He has killed one of your friends

James---the brother of John

He has arrested you

Now you sit in jail

Scared for your own life

Not knowing what is going to happen

 

Yet you know

Your friends and church

Are praying for you

 

The night before your trial

You are sleeping between 2 soldiers

Bound in chains

And guards sitting at the entrance

 

A light

Is shone in your face

And someone says,

“Quick get up”

The chains just fall magically off of your body

 

You open your eyes slowly

You see an angel in white

The angel says,

“Put on your clothes and sandals

Wrap your cloak around you

And follow me”

 

You follow the angel

At this point

Not really sure

If you are awake

Or if you are dreaming

 

You walk

Past the first and second guards

The iron gate magically opens

And you find yourself standing on the street

 

You knock

On your friend’s door

You tell them

That an angel has saved your life

 

You go from door to door

Telling as many as will listen

About an angel saving your life

 

You don’t care

If they think you are crazy

You don’t care

If they think

You are out of your mind

 

So Peter is rescued by the angels

And continues to preach Christ’s Word

And the great King Herod has died

 

Dear Lord

As we live out our lives

We pray

That though we may not see actual angels

As Peter did

 

We pray

That you send us people

People disguised as angels

People to help us on our way

On this journey through life

 

I myself

Have met many angels

In my life

 

Angels disguised as people

To help me on my way

 

“For he will command his angels

Concerning you

To guard you in all your ways

They will lift you up in their hands

So that you will not strike your foot

Against a stone”                                                                 Psalm 91:11-12

 

May we ALL be so fortunate as Saint Peter

As to have

 

AN ANGEL TO THE RESCUE

 

 

Robert P. Wallman

5-4-11

 

 

Ps        Based on Acts 12---An angel rescues Peter from jail

 

Ps        WITNESS        1-27-13 and 8-14-2023